The Mirror of the Excellences of Islam — Page 330
ANNOUNCEMENT OF A PROPHECY 329 should know that, for the purpose of testing my truth or falsehood, there can be no better test than my prophecy. And this prophecy of mine is also not such as has only been made public by me just at this time. Rather, the fact is that Mirzā Imām-ud-Din and Nizām-ud-Din, all the local Aryas, as well as Lekh Rām of Peshawar and hundreds of other people, know well that many years ago I had made a prophecy in general terms about this matter, namely that a man from our clan named Ahmad Baig was about to die. Now, an unprejudiced critic must realize that this was a part of the present prophecy or—as one might say-the latter constitutes the detail and the former the outline; the latter reveals the date and period of time, while the former contains no such mention; the latter contains conditions but the former was of a general character. The fact that the first prophecy was made at a time when the girl was a minor would suffice for an intelligent person. And when the present prophecy is about the same person about whom a prophecy was made five years ago-that is, at a time when his daughter was 8 or 9 years of age-to suppose it to be a fabrication emanating from one's lustful inclinations is nothing but foolish. And peace be upon those who follow the] وَالسَّلَامُ عَلَى مَنِ اتَّبَعَ الْهُدَى. guidance]. (Humbly, Ghulam Ahmad of Qadian, District Gurdaspur, Punjab) 10 July 1888